Former Tottenham defender John Scales says he thinks it it the "right time"
for Gareth Bale to leave for Real Madrid, while acknowledging it would be a "blow"
for the London club.

Madrid have earmarked the 24-year-old Wales international as their major summer target although they have so far not persuaded Spurs to sell.

Madrid-based newspaper Marca's front page today suggested Spurs were holding out for a fee of €145 million (£126m), which would far exceed the world record £80m the club shelled out on Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009.

Former Spurs and England defender John Scales said the rumoured sums being reported were "probably too good to turn down" and that the move would come at a good time for the Welshman.

"The time probably is right for him to move on, for him to challenge himself on the biggest level, the biggest stage, and it doesn't come any bigger than Real Madrid," he said.